Compressor exports for Bluray

OK am in danger of getting totally confused.
I'm editing HDV footage ( 1440x1080i ) in FCP by importing it as Pro res at the same dimensions, 1440x1080.
Having edited the footage I send it to Qt at the same dimensions 1440x1080 so I can impoprt it into Compressor to make mpeg2 files for Bluray..
In QT properties, QT reports that the 'actual' size of the exported Prores QT file is 1888x1062.
Now I understand that this difference in dimensions is simply because QT is using square pixels to display the actual rectangular pixels of HDV and that QT discards 'redundant' pixels to reduce the dimensions from what they should be, 1920x1080, to 1888x1062.
OK so this could get really confusing but I think I'm happy in understanding it but here's where it gets even more confusing.
I import the 1440x1080 Prores QT file into compressor to make an MPEG Elementary Stream and when I preview this in QT it tells me that the dimensions have changed again to 1440x810 pixels??
What else is going on here?
What's the point of having Full HD at 1080 vertical lines of resolution if the Bluray file is discarding 210 lines of resolution by default. Is compressor discarding these by default. I don't believe I came across an option to reduce my 1080 resolution to 810 whn using compressor. I'll do it all again just to scrutinize it but I'd be interested in some experienced users comments.

Got it.

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